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VOLUME 1l- 


ISSUE 11 


EDITOR'S NOTES 


The Nite-Times News is the newsletter of the Chicago Área 
Timex Users Group. It is available as a Public Domain feature 
of the North Shore Sinclair BES (312)473-9415. If you are not 
a CATUG member and desire to have a hard-copy mailed to your 
home, please provide $6.00 per year to cover the cost of 
oostage. The Chicago Area Timex Users Group is pleased to 

change newsletters with other Timex and Sinclair supporting 
users groups. If you desire to reprint any articles that appear 
here, please provide credit to the author and this newsletter. 
If you have any suggestions or vould like to submit an article, 
leave feedback to Sysop Gary at the North Shore Sinclair BBS or 
write to: 
The Chicago Area Timex Users Group 
Nite-Times News Editor 
18254 Yorktown Avenue 
Great Lakes, Illinois 60088. 
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Articles that appear in this issue are; 
The Software Excnange 
19-2068 Safe Disk Up-date (Review) 
It Happened At The Fest 
January CATUG Meeting 
Nite-Times Classifieds 
Timex Tidbits 
Tom Woods NVRAM Board (Review) 
Timex/Sinclair BBS Directory 


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SAFE DISK UP-DATE (A Review) 
i By Gary Lessenberry 


I have been a JLO Disk Interface user for about a year and 
a half. As many of the Chicago Area Timexers know, this one 
simple add-on to my TS-2068 has made my computing experience 
better than I'd ever imagined it could be. My excitement grew 
recently when I received information that there was a 
newsletter evolving that is dedicated to TS-2068 disk systems 
and features the Oliger SDOS! This newsletter is the TS-2068 
SAFE DISK UPDATE (1317 Stratford Ave., Panama City, FL 32484). 
It is published on a quarterly basis by Bill Jones. An annual 
subscription of $12.00 will net you all four issues of that 
year, including issues that were published before your 
subscription began. 

The idea of a disk system newsletter is not a new one. 
Previously there was the FD-68 User that provided two issues to 
Aerco FD-68 enthusiasts and T.0.P.s that started with a few 
issues for the Zebra FFD users. With the current record of disk 
system newsletters, Mr. Jones has taken on an ambitious task. 

The premier issue consisted of 36 pages which had 
pre-punched holes for easy filing. The newsletter is divided 
into the following sections: Editorials, Programming, Hardware 
á Software Articles and Reviews, TS-2058 Computing With SDOS, 
Catalog, Electrical Data and Technical Information. Each 
section has different color pages to make it easier for the 
reader to skim to a desired area of interest. 

The content of the newsletter was slightly confusing, but 
that is not entirely unusual with a new publication. Thare is 
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SAFE DISK UP-DATE (A Review) 
continued from page | 


a lot of information that Bill is trying to cover and a premier 
issue is often entirely written by the editor. It's fair to say 
that this newsletter does primarily cater to the JLO Disk 
System. However, the editor has invited the users and 
manufactures of the other systems (Aerco, Zebra, and Larkin) to 
use this magazine as a forum for their information as well. 
This issue included six tyne-in program listings which you can 
also order on diskette for $16.00! This price may seem steep to 
some. However, when you consider the hours of typing in and 
debugging involved, you may save money in the long run. The 
most anticipated portion of this magazine for me was the 
section entitled 15-2068 Computing with SDOS which is written 
by John Oliger. I found some very helpfull information in there 
that I might not have learned otherwise. 

Overall, I was pretty impressed with TS-2068 Safe Disk 
Up-date. The editor has a solid desire to provide quality 
information to the Timex community and I believe he will. If 
you own a disk system or plan to get one, I would recommend 
that you try this one out and let the editor know which disk 
systen you use. He can then use that information to encourage 
the aanufactures and dealers to use this newsletter as a forum 
to reach their users as well. Zu: 


IT HAPPENED AT THE FEST... 
By Pete Fischer 


*Editor's Note: The following is a light hearted dramanization 
of what could've, but to the best of our knowledge never did 
happen at a TS Computerfest. 


Two men approach each other during a lull in activity. 
They read each other's nametag. Both are pleasantly surprised. 


803: "Vell,well, well,..if it isn’t Dale! At long last I 
finally get to meet the ‘Master Programmer’ himself! I can 
hardly believe it." 


DALE: "Bob! Glad to meet you! Wow, I was wondering if you'd 
show up. That last hardware design in SYNCWARE was absolutely 
INSPIRED! How do you come up with those?" 


BGB: "Wait, let me get a pen and paper. I MUST have your 
autograph. The guys back at the User Group will never believe 
me!" 


DALE: "Oh, knock it off will ya! This is starting to get 
embarassing.” 


BTS; "OK, but look. You've GOT to tell me how you wrote the 
2200 6.F.§. termina: program “or the 10091” 


DALE: "Only if you explain how you managed to design the $cs” 
Interface for the QL.” 


BOB: "You got a DEAL!" 
(The two discuss technical details for 3 or 4 hours...) 


DALE: (Shaking his head slowly in disbelief) "Astonishing,... 
Simply astonishing.” 


BOB: "Look, I'm starved, let's grab a burger or something." 


DALE: "Sounds good.” (They head out the door..) "But you know 
sonething Bob. You're not going to believe this, but I heard 
the most ABSURD rumor about you.’ 


BOB: "Oh really, what could that be?" (Interested again...) 


DALE: "Well I probably shouldn’t even TELL you, it’s so 
RIDICULOUS!” 


BOB: "Well you pretty much HAVE to now, I'm dying of 
curiosity.” 


DALE: “OK, well, some PERSON actually had the nerve to suggest 
that you bought a Jingle-Foopen Disk Drive Interface! Isn't 
that the craziest thing you ever heard! Everybody knows that 
interface is nothing but JUNK! Of course, I told them right 
away they must be mistaken. But you know how rumors are.” 


(Bob is looking confused, but says nothing...) 


DALE: "And the other bomb is that the same person told me you 
had a FINKELBEAN Spectrum Emulator! Now if that dosen't take 
the cake, I don’t know what does!" 


BOB: (Stands in silence for a moment, and finally speaks...) 
"But...but I DO own Both- the Jingle-Foopen AND the 
Finklebean!" 


(Now it is Dale's face which turns to doubt. He says nothing.) 


BOB: "I happen to find them EXCEPTIONAL in every way! But I | 
night mention ... that I heard something even NORE amazing 
about YOU. I heard you bought a GLUTEN-LOCKEN printer 
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and the BATTERIES-NOT-NECESSARY word processor!” 


(A full minute passes as each man just stares at the other in 
total shock) 


DALE: I can't believe ANYONE would be foolish enough to buy 
that FINKELBEAN!”, he says raising his voice... 
(continued on page 3) 


IT HAPPENED AT THE FEST... 
continued from page 2 


808: (Shaking his head as if trying to dispell a bad dream) 
"Do 
you know that word processor can't even do FOOTNOTES! !?7?" 


DALE: "And to think I was under the impression you actually 
KNEW SOMETHING about hardware... What a JOKE!" 


308; "Look, any BOZO who uses THAT word processor can't 
POSSIELY call himself a PROGRAMMER. I’ve seen better programs 
on CEREAL BOXES!” 


DALE: "Look, even my 1@ year old knows better than to waste 
time on a Jingle Foopen Disk Brive!” 


BOB: "I've heard enough. Why I even bother talking with a NERD 
like you is hard to imagine.” 


DALE: "Yeah, well the feeling’s mutual, AIR-HEAD!” 


(They both walk away, each safely enclosed in his own personal 
air of self-righteous disgust) 


CURTAIN 


NITE-TIMES CLASSIFIEDS 


The Nite-Tines Classified Ads are a service provided to all 
of our readers. Please submit your ads prior to the 15th of 
each month . They may be mailed to the Nite-Times News or sent 
to Sysop Gary via the Feedback Message Base on the North Shore 
Sinclair BBS (312) 473-9415. 

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FOR SALE 
Library of TS-1000 and TS-1590 books and software at $2.00 - 
53.00 per title. For list of titles, contact: 
Gary Lessenberry 
18854 Yorktown Ava 
Great Lakes, IL 60088 
312/472-9415 
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WANTED 


I an looking for a new or used Memotech CPI for my TS-1000, If 
ancody has one that they would like to sell, please write to! 
Rod Humphreys 
2906 Highway Place 
Port Moody, B.C., V3H INS 
Canada 


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FOR SALE 

AFFORDABLE HI-RES PLOTTING for the TS-2068 and Commodore 1520 
four-color printer/plotter! The plotter can be found at 
Toys-R-Us stores for $29.95. Iterface hardware (from bareboard 
to assembled & tested) as well as utility software for screen 
to plotter praphic transfer, banner making, and word processing 
are available from: John McMichael 

1710 Palmer Drive 

Laramie, WY 82070 cas 
A large SASE gets you more info and a sample plot. 


TIMEX TIDEITS 


BURT GERMAIN has some Tandon TM-10l-4 disk drives for sale 
at $30.00 each. These are new, full height, 80 track, quad 
density, 96-TPI, 5-1/4 inch disk drives which come with a 
manual. Ed Grey tells me that he has successfully used these 
drive with the JLO Disk System. Send a check for $30.00 per 
drive and $5.00 UPS shipping to: Burt Germain, 10826 Franklin 
Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230, telephone (213) 379-0568. 

The CATUG received a 288 brochure from the Las Vegas Timex 
Sinclair Users Group. Copies of it will be available at future 
CATUG meetings. The address to write for information about the 
288 is Cambridge Computer, 162 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 
10016 telephone (212)425 5836. 

Dan Elliott is offering repair services for Timex-Sinclair 
computers. He advertises a 4-6 week turnaround period with 
notification by mail if more time is needed. His charge for 
repair of Timex computers is $15.09 pius parts cost. According 
to Joan Keally, after sending her TS-2068 to Timex and another 
repair shop without success, she sent it to Dan who got it 
working like new! For more info, write to Dan Elliott, Rt 1, 
Box 117, Cabool, MO 65589 or call (314) 739-1712. 

Brooklyn Closeout Corp (167 Clymer St., Brooklyn, NY 11211) 
has new TS-2068s available for $85.00 each or packaged with a 
TS-2046, two program cartridges, and three program tapes for 
$130.00! 

There is a rumor that surfaced in the ZX-Appeal newsletter 
that Timex of Portugal will cease their computer production at 
the end of this year. 

The JLO Safe Disc Operating System has version 2.4 on the 
streets. This upgrade includes a merge function, an optional 
no-delay save, a high speed FOR-NEXT routine, NMI SCREENS save, 
and a system reset. The cost for the upgrade is $5.00 plus your 
old EPROM or $10.00 without it. 


Tf you are planning to attend the Sunstate Timex Sinclair 
Winterfest, be advised that the dates for it are 4, 5, and 6 
March 1988 in Orlando Florida. Both the Nite-Times and Tine 
designs Magazine had previously reported erroneous dates. 


DECEMBER NITE-TIMES NEWS 


JANUARY C.A.T.U.G. MEETING 

The January meeting of the Chicago Arera Timex Users Group 
will be at the Downers Grove Public Library's Conference Room, 
from 12:00 to 5:00 on the 16th of January. The library is 
located at 1050 Curtiss Street in Downers Grove. The CATUG 
representative for this meeting is Steve Cooper and he can 
contacted at (312) 968-3553. 

DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH: Take 1-294 (Tri-State Tollway) 
south to 1-88 (East West Tollway). Drive west on I-88 and exit 
at Highland Avenue. Take Highland south about three miles, 
during which it’s name will change to Main Street. You will 
cross the Burlington-Northern tracks in downtown Downers Grove 
and turn right (west) at the next street (Burlington). Proceed 
one block to Forest Ave. At the intersection of Forest and 
Burlington is a public parking lot. The Library is located one 
block south of Burlington at the intersection of Curtiss and 
Forest. Please note that Burlington is a one-way street 


(westbound) and Curtiss is a one-way street (eastbound). 


DIRECTIONS FROM THE SOUTH: Take 1-55 (Stevenson Expway) to 
tne Lemont Rd North exit. Take Lemont Road north about four 


As you go 
and 


miles during wnich it will merge into Main Street. 
into downtown Downers Grove, you will pass Curtiss Street, 
turn left at the next intersection (Burlington), which is the 
last street before you cross. the railroad tracks. Proceed one 
block west to Forest Ave. At the intersection of Forest and 
Burlington is a pudlic parking lot. The Library is located one 
biock south of Burlington at the intersection of Curtiss and 
Forest. Please note that Burlington is a one-way street 
(westbound) and Curtiss is a one-way street (eastbound). 


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TOM WOODS NVRAM BOARD 
By Jin Brezina 


I ordered the NVRAM board from E. Arthur Brown Co. in March 
of 1587. I didn't receive it until July 24, 1987. E. Arthur 
Brown didn't have any in stock at the time I ordered it, and, 
after 60 days, they started sending me delay notice cards to 
send back to then and indicate whether I wanted to cancel or 
wait for delivery. I decided to wait for delivery. If they had 
sent ae one more card, I would have decided to cancel. I 
presune the delay was because Ton Woods was redesigning the 
board. I do not know if E. Arthur Brown will continue to carry 
the board as their latest catalogue does not list it. If you 
want to get one, you may have to order direct from Tom Woods. 
The original NVRAM had 4 8K RAMS on it and a bunch of jumpers 
for selecting chunks of RAM. The redesigned board has 
eliminated the jumpers and replaced the 4 8K RAMS with 1 32K 
RAM. The board has 2 28-pin-sockets on it for the RAMS. One 
socket is filled with the supplied 32K RAM. The other socket is 
for expanding the memory to 64K. The suggestion by Tom is to 
use the additional RAM as EXROM. This is controlled by the 
EXROM DOCK switch on the board. 

The board is supplied with an instruction book, but, it is 
written for the original board. A supplementary sheet is 
enclosed with information for the redesigned board. The book 
has a component diagram of the original board which bears a 

semblance to the new board. The main difference is the 
elimination of the jumpers and the location of the battery. The 
battery is located a little to the left and closer to the edge 
connector than shown. No mention is made in the supplementary 
sheet of how to remove the board. In the original instruction 


book there are warnings of where not to place your fingers for 
removal, and there is reference to the jumpers and to markings | 


or the RAMS which do not appear on the 32K RAM. There is no 
handie like on the Timex cartridges. I found it necessary to 
pull it out by the spare RAM socket. 

There is various information in the first part of the book 
such as the 2068 Chunk/Bank memory map and the port usage for 
the NVRAM. The ports used are 255 and 244. There is a listing 
of how to enable certain banks through port 244 with the 
command OUT 244,0 for the HOME Bank or other numbers for 
various chunks. 

There is a program to demonstrate entering a text in the 
NVRAN and in the HOME RAM. The program first enters the text in 
the NVRAM and then another text in the HOME RAM. After doing 
this, the program then goes through a retrieval action. I 
entered this program into the computer and saved it to tape. I 
then ran the program and found that it worked. I then switched 
the WR/PR switch to PR and turned off the computer. After 
turning the computer back on, I then reloaded the program and 
entered 60 TO 40 (the line that enters text in the HOME RAM). 
` entered a different text than in the first running and found 


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that on retrieval the NVRAM came back with my original entry 
while the HOME RAM came back with my changed text. This showed 
ne that the board was working. The program, by the way, stores 
the text as CHR$ CODE and retrieves it by printing the CHR$ 
designated by the CODE. 

The next program example is to demonstrate the storage of a 
BASIC program in the NVRAM. A BASIC program stored in the NVRAM 
comes up running when the computer is turned on with the NVRAN 
plugged in. In order to store a BASIC program in the NVRAM, it 
is necessary to move the -progran "address up’ to 32768. The 
program to do this is included in the book. It is in machine 
code which is stored in the computer's printer buffer. Tom has 
listed the the entire program at line number 9999 and uses READ 
and DATA system for poking it in. His DATA listing is in three 
characters for each POKE. This means it contains leading 
zero's. Although the leading zero's are not needed, they make 
for easier comparison with his printed listing. After running 
this program, DO NOT USE NEW, as that will revert the computer 
back to its original state. To delete the line, just enter the 
line number and key ENTER. Tom next lists a program to be 
stored in the NVRAN. The program is basically a random PLOT and 
DRAW. After entering the last line of the program, Tom tells 
you to enter another line 9999. This line is approximately the 
same as the one for raising the PROG address but it has more 
numbers and is stored in the computer's printer buffer also. 
This program transfers the BASIC program into the NVRAM. When. 
you run line 9999, switch the WR/PR switch to WR and the 
program will be stored in the NVRAM. You are then told to 
enter a number of POKEs from address 32768 to 32775. After the 
POKEs are entered, the instruction is to type QUT 244,@ and 
press ENTER. You are to ignore the error report you get. After 
this is done, you switch the Write Protect Switch to PR. You. 
are then told to switch off the computer and, when it is turned 
back on, the program comes up running. 

There is a little explanation following the program listing 
as to what you can now do. You can stop the program with the 
BREAK keys and enter immediate mode commands, but you cannot 
enter new program lines. You can POKE 23750,0 which will turn 
off the AROS and turn on the HOME RAN. Now, you can enter 
another program in the HOME RAM and run it. If you POKE 
23750,128 and then type RUN, you turn the AROS-back on and the 
program stored in the NVRAM starts running again. 

There is another program contained in the book which is used 
to transfer a program and its variables to the NVRAM. This 
program uses the EXROM bank. This program contains much more 
machine code. I did not try this one. 

The supplementary instruction sheet mentions that the WR/PR 
switch should be in the PR position, but, the two programs for 
storing a program on the NVRAM say to have the switch in the WR 
position. I tried that and boy was ! in trouble!!! The computer 
appeared to have crashed. I could do nothing to get out of the 
control of the NVRAM while it was plugged in. One of the things 


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: screen and then went back to normal. 


TOM WOODS NVRAM BOARD 
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i found was that the EXROM/DOCK switch had come loose. In fact 
it eventually fell out. It was not properly soldered. I 
eventually cleaned the solder out of the mounting holes and 
resoldered it in place. I tried placing a piece of paper 
between the battery contact and the battery. After 24 hours, I 
tried plugging the board in and everything was alright. 1 don't 
know if if was necessary to do it for that long. The 
supplementary sheet said that if you could change the battery 
in five minutes the memory would be retained in the RAM. 

The next thing is what I had bought the NVRAM board for. I 
wanted to try moving HOT-2 to the NVRAM. I had originally tried 
it before I tried any of the other things and had no luck with 
it. I decided that I had to CLEAR 32767 before loading it in to 
the computer. After loading it in, I switched the WR/PR switch 
to WR and initialized the transfer routine in the HOT-2. The 
screen flashed up with an attribute display on the top of the 
I switched the WR/PR 
switch to PR and shut off the computer. Now came the acid test. 


< 1 turned the computer back on and the HOT-2 came up running. 


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After choosing the printer interface, the listing showed the 
beginning of the ROM. Entering address 8000H, I found that the 
HOME RAM was now clear at the addresses formerly occupied by 
HOT-2. As a further check I entered the address of the UDG 


area. The listing now showed the contents of the UDG area. 


1 now had to find out if I could load another MC program 
into the HOME RAM and disassemble it. I decided to try the 
Tasman screen copy code which I had relocated from the 
computer's printer buffer to address 63008. The HOT-2 could be 
exited by keying symbol shift and Q. That seemed to take care 
of everything without the extra stuff mentioned in the NVRAM 
instructions. I tried a simple little BASIC program and found 
that it would work. I then CLEARed 62999 and loaded in the 
screen copy code. I now had to try getting back to the HOT-2. 
I found thatthe way to do it was to RANDOMIZE USR 23842 as 
listed on the=command sheet that came with HOT-2. Nothing else 
would do it. I entered address 63000 and had the copy code 
listed on the screen. 

There are some other things I would like to try with the 
NVRAN, but, I would prefer to have another one available in 
case anything goes wrong. 


C.A.T.U.G. MEMBERSHIPS 

To becone a member of the CHicago Area Timex User Group, 
send your name, address, phone number, and computer description 
with ten dollars to the CATUG treasurer, Paul Beatty, 7634 N. 
Greenveiw, Chicago, IL 60626. In return, you will gain monthly 
mailouts of the Nite-Times News, access to the CATUG text and 
solteare libraries and participation in group purchases. 


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TIMEX COMPUTER REPAIR CENTERS 


The following list contains sources for the repair of your 
Timex/Sinclair computers. This is not a recommendation or 
endorsnent of these facilities. 


1. A+ Computer Response 
69-B Island Street, Keene, NH 03431 
(603) 357-1800 
QL repairs only! 


2. Sunset Electronics 
Computer Services Department 
2256 Taraval Street, San Francisco, CA 94116 
(415) 665-8330 


3. Dan Elliott 
Rt 1, Box 117, Cabool, MO 65689 
(314) 739-1712 


4. Carver Technologies 
3832 Watterson Avenue, Cincinati, OH 45227 
(513) 271-5575 


5. Timex Computer Products _ 
P.0.Box 2740, Little Rock, AR 72203 
(501) 372-1111 nee 
There are conflicting rumors about the current availabilit, 
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BLAYNE ARNESON, 9211 S. HARDING AVE, EVERGREEN, IL 60642, (312) 422-0030 15-1500 

PAUL BEATTY, 7634 N. GREENVIEW, CHICAGO, IL 60626, (312) 764-8378  2X-81, TS-2068 4 JLO FDD 

MARK BIERY, 741 DUNBAR, BEECHER, IL 60401, (312) 946-6892 15-2068 

JAMES BREZINA, 1829 SPRING RO, ELMHURST, IL 60126, (312) 832-1782 ZX-81, TS-2068 & 2FOD 

BILL BROOKS, 274 CLINTON AVE., ELMHURST, IL 60126, (312) 832-9272 18-2068, QL 

DON BRUMFIELD, 106 KIRFIELD DRIVE, CARY, NC 27511, (919) 859-4142  TS-1000, TS-2068 & JLO FOD 

JERRY COHLER, 5928 N. ROCKWELL, CHICAGO, IL 60659, (312) 878-4606  TS-2068 

RICK CONNERS, 2-29-3 NISHI OGI MINAMI, SUGINAM!-KU, TOKYO 167. JAPAN, TEL: 03-334-7914, QL 

STEVE COOPER, 1300 MAPLE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515, (312) 968-3553 TS-2068 

JOHN L. DONALOSON, $35 FOXWOOD CIRCLE, GENEVA, IL 60124, (312) 232-6147 ZX-81, TS-2068, QL 

BILL DONETS, 2905 COVERT RD., GLENVIEW, IL 60025, (312) 657-8168  TS-1000, TS-2068 & JLO FDD 

MARK DORINSON, P.0.80X 351, FRANKFORT, IL 60423, UNLISTED TS-2068 

KEN DUDA, 3345 N. OKETO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60634, UNLISTED ZX-81, TS-2068 & JLO FDD 4 AJ MICRO 

ALPHONSO FENG, 15 WAKE ROBIN CT, WOODRIDGE, IL 60517, (312) 971-0495 QL 

PETER FISCHER, P.O.BOX 2002, TEMPE, AZ 85281, (602) 968-5052  TS-2068 & FD-68, QL 

JOHN FRANGELLA, 711 CASCA, ROMEOVILLE, IL 60441, (815) 886-5279 15-2068 

PAT FRANGELLA, 722 ESSEX, ROMEOVILLE, IL 60441, (815) 886-5279 TS-2068 & AJ MICRO 

GLORIA GEDONIUS, 429 W. MELROSE, APT 1 EAST, CHICAGO, IL 60657, (312) 871-6579  TS-1000 

ED GREY, P.0.BOX 2186, INGLEWOOD, CA 90305, (213) 759-7406  TS-1000 & COMPUSA FDD, TS-1500, TS-2068 & JLO FDD 
JIM HENDERSON, 5710 N. MERRIMAC AVE., PEORIA, IL 61614, (309) 691-3332 l 
MELVIN HOYT, 4409 49TH ST., MOLINE, IL 61265, (309) 762-6426 

ALDEN HUTCHISON, 114 WINDSOR PARK DRIVE, B-305, CAROL STREAM, IL 60188 (312) 690-6752 

CHARLES P. JACKSON, 436 BLUFT, ALTON, IL 62002, (618) 465-6941 

MARION KAMINSKI, 3659 N. NOTTINGHAM, CHICAGO, IL 60634, (312) 286-2975 18-2068 

JAMES KERR, 626 E. 144TH PLACE, DOLTON, IL 60419 (312) 841-5034 TS-2068 & WAFADRIVE 

WILLIAM J. KLEIN, 400 E. GARFIELD, INGLESIDE, IL 60041, (312) 587-5665 TS-2068, QL 

OTTO KRAUS, 2207 PRIMROSE LANE, SCHAMBURG, IL 60194, UNLISTED 

JOSEPH M. KUC, 124 N. DELPHIA, PARK RIDGE, IL 60088-3241, (312) 823-7809 15-1006, 15-2068 

DAVE LEBOWITZ, 934 GARDNER ROAD, FLOSSMOOR, IL 60422, (312) 798-4365 TS-2068 & WAFADRIVE, QL 

GARY L. LESSENBERRY, 1885A YORKTOWN AVE., GREAT LAKES, IL 60088, (312) 473-9415 21-81, 18-1500, TS-2068 & JLO FDD 
JEFF LESSENBERRY, 4124 ELM ST., DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515, (312) 852-1675  TS-2068 ; 
LEOPOLD MAJEWSKI, 14120 WINDSOR CT., WOODSTOCK, IL 60098, UNLISTED 15-2068, QL 

MIKE POTTER, 334 GREENFIELD, FRANKFORT, IL 60423, (815) 469-2048  TS-1000, TS-2068 & SPECTRUM MICRO, ZFDD, QL 
STEVE R. REEVE, 4 SOUTH ARCHER, MUNDELIEN, IL 60060, (312) 949-6137 

LAWRENCE P. SAUTER, 7747 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO, IL 69631, (312) 763-5383 TS-1000, TS-2068 & JLO FDO 
EDWIN L. SCHOEN, P.0.B0X 9076, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515, (312) 852-9372  TS-206€ & FD-68 & LARKIN FOO, QL 
AL SHERMAN, 9216 MARIE, SCHILLER PARK, IL 60176, (312) 671-2728  TS-1000, TS-2068 

JAY S. SIEGEL, 1616 SSTH ST., BASEMENT APT, BROOKLYN, NY 11204, (718) 435-4128 18-1000, TS-2068 & 2FDD 
ROY SPEAR, 126 GRANT ST., BARRINGTON, IL 60010, (312) 382-3974 15-1000, TS-2068 & WAFADRIVE 

RONALD SWIATEK, 2241 N. PARKSIDE, CHICAGO, IL 60639, (312) 622-1677 15-1500 

LEE THORESEN, 45 HICKORY LANE, CRETE, IL 60417, (312) 672-9066 18-1008, TS-2068 

JOHN ULREICH, 203 NAUVOO, PARK FOREST, IL 60466, (312) 748-6004 TS-1000, TS-2068 & JLO FOD 

BUTCH WEINBERG, 5028 1/2 5. ELLIS, CHICAGO, IL 60615, UNLISTED  TS-2068, QL 


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